One of the big rock rivalries was the one between Blur and Oasis at the height of Britpop in the mid-90s. What started it? No one involved ever said, although there are theories that it had to do with a woman. Regardless, the legend of the feud lives on even though Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn have long since made up. I love this story, though.

Years ago, Oasis bought a vintage mixing desk from a studio in Australia and had it sent back to England.  A producer who was working at the studio at the time of the sale thought it would be funny if he carved the word “Blur” on the inside.  The console was then boxed up and sent to England, where it was then used by Oasis to make music.

I wonder if they ever found out about this?

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Produced by Jim Steinman, the man behind Meat Loaf, Andrew Eldritch (along with the wonderfully big-haired Patricia Morrison) issued the Floodland album in November 1987. This song, the third and final single from the album, was written with Morrison in mind. Eldritch: “She always strikes me as a Lucrezia -type person.” If you’re looking to revisit some 80s-era dystopian goodness, here you go.

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In the 1930s, a worldwide agreement was struck: Middle A on the piano would be forever tuned to 440 Hz everywhere, thereby making sure that all music and musical instruments would be tuned the same way.

Some still disagree with that, saying that 440 Hz is a conspiracy plot involving crowd control. Some believe that a more natural frequency is 438 Hz. Others think that 432 Hz is better, capable of unlocking the mysteries of consciousness.

If you Google “432 Hz,” you’ll find all kinds of examples of music played to that tuning—and it does sound kind of cool, especially when applied to classical music.

And that’s not all. There’s an even fringier element that says we should be tuning middle A to 528 Hz because of its alleged divine properties, “forming harmonically” in hydrospace”—whatever that means.

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This week’s Undiscovered Gem has an interesting pedigree. The group is led by Allisyn Snyder, a former Disney child star, and her husband Dylan, who also worked with Disney. They’re joinged by Steve Arm, an alumnus from the band Pistols for Ringo. I quote: “Trained by a lifetime in the entertainment industry, the SNYDERS utilize their filmmaking backgrounds to create innovative visuals to accompany their assortments.”

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A contract rider is part of a contract that specifies what the promoter must provide to a band on the day of a gig.  There are all kinds of stories about contract riders: the items the promoter must supply to the artist backstage before and after a concert.

The group Danzig once insisted on having ten attractive women between the ages of 18 and 24 who were well-versed in politics, religion, and sports and who lived no further than a five-dollar cab ride from the venue.

At the other end of the scale, here is what Morrissey demanded when the Smiths were touring in 1985: Salt and vinegar chips, a bottle of red wine, Corn Flakes, Cocoa Puffs or Special K, a pint of milk, two green apples, a packet of cashews, cheese sandwiches and a cupcake.

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A member of the Winnipeg Sea Bears is temporarily on the club’s suspended list after stepping away for personal reasons.

The Sea Bears said Tuesday that guard Cody John will be away from the team for “the next several weeks,” and that the team intends to reactivate him later this season.

The club didn’t elaborate on the reason for John’s departure, but said it fully supports his decision.

The six-foot-three-inch 29-year-old, from Mississauga, Ont., was acquired by the Sea Bears as a free agent in June. He has previously played in the CEBL with Saskatchewan, Ottawa, and Hamilton, as well as stints with teams based in Kosovo, Cyprus, and the United Kingdom.

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Canada’s telecommunications regulator is launching a consultation aimed at improving the national public alerting system that is used to warn Canadians about emergency situations such as severe weather and other concerns to public safety.

The CRTC says it wants to improve the accessibility of alerts by reviewing how they are distributed in Canada, including whether they should be available in languages that reflect local communities.

The commission is also reviewing the current testing schedule, potential wireless public alerting gaps across the country, and the accessibility of the system for persons with disabilities.

The system, used by emergency management authorities across Canada, is a shared responsibility between federal, provincial and territorial governments and agencies.

The CRTC requires cellphone, cable and satellite television providers, along with radio and television broadcasters, to distribute emergency alerts to the public.

Members of the public can submit feedback to the CRTC until Oct. 14 through online forms, written letters or via fax.

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An Indian man known as the oldest person to complete a full marathon has died after being struck by a vehicle.

Fauja Singh came to Surrey in 2012, where he has relatives, and ran a five-kilometre race. He would have been 101 years old at the time.

Singh said he was born in 1911, making him 114 at the time of his death.

He only began running at age 89 and completed the Toronto Waterfront Marathon when he was 100 years old.

Singh was not running when he was killed. He was walking on a road near his hometown in northwestern India.

Global News had spoken to Singh in Surrey, who said he ran and walked five hours a day. He finished the Surrey five-kilometre race in only 40 minutes.

Harmander Singh, Singh’s running coach in the U.K.-based Sikhs in the City, posted on Facebook that “His running club and charity Sikhs In The City will be devoting all of its events until the Fauja Singh Birthday Challenge on Sunday 29 March 2026 to celebrate his life of success and achievements.

“We will be doubling the efforts to raise funds to build the Fauja Singh Clubhouse on the route in Ilford where he used to train.”

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Three people were sent to hospital with injuries ranging from serious to life-threatening after a crash Tuesday morning on Calgary’s busy central freeway.

The crash on Deerfoot Trail northbound near Memorial Drive happened around 9 a.m., according to the Calgary Police Service.

Multiple EMS units, firefighters and police responded to the collision in a construction zone on the freeway.

Involved in the crash appeared to be a white car carrying two people, and a white Ford Econoline transport van that was crashed on the other side of a concrete barricade between the two directions of traffic.

The cause of the crash is not known, but police said their early investigation suggests the transport van launched itself from one roadway to the other.

“I’m concerned to see that there’s a path of travel that exits Memorial Drive on the westbound lanes, goes onto the green space and basically launches off the top of the green space onto Deerfoot itself,” said Sgt. Colin Foster with the CPS collision reconstruction team, who said as bad as it was, the carnage could have been worse.

“We’re very lucky that it’s only really the two main vehicles that were involved, that there weren’t more vehicles involved. Deerfoot is a busy roadway, especially in the construction area.

“The fact that there’s only two vehicles involved is a saving grace, to be honest.”

Police said the driver of the van was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition, but was later upgraded to serious but stable condition.

The two people from the car involved suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Both were seen by Global News crews being able to step out of the heavily damaged car before being laid on stretchers and taken to hospital.

Northbound Deerfoot Trail was closed between 17 Ave Southeast and Memorial Drive Northeast; Westbound Memorial Drive was closed from Barlow Trail Northeast to 12 Street Northeast.

As of publishing, police said the road closures were still in effect as traffic officers investigated.

Police are looking for dashcam footage of the crash and want to speak with any other drivers who may have seen what happened.

— with files from Michael King, Global News

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and a hand-picked panel are set to hold the first in a series of town halls to address public concerns with the federal government.

Some 650 people are expected at Tuesday’s event in Red Deer as Smith and the 15 other members of the Alberta Next panel hear about grievances inspiring separatist sentiment in the province.

The government is dedicating time at the event to several strategies it’s pitching to wrest more control from the federal government, including pulling out of the Canada Pension Plan and withholding social services from some immigrants.

There will also be an open question-and-answer period.

Smith and panel members are set to hear feedback in Sherwood Park near Edmonton on Wednesday.

Both the events are sold out. Global News will be attending Tuesday’s panel in Red Deer.

The premier has said the panel will recommend ideas and policy proposals for a referendum after the town halls wrap up in October.

— More to come…

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